Consulting and StrategyFull-TimeEntry-level(0-1 yr)
Job Description
About the Role
The Youth Enterprise Coach (YEC) is responsible for delivering high-quality, business-focused coaching and enterprise development support to youth-led MSMEs and groups, including self-help groups and community-based organizations. The role is designed to strengthen business fundamentals, such as recordkeeping, costing and pricing, cashflow management, and market readiness, while supporting participants to progress toward sustainable market engagement and responsible access to finance.
This is a technically demanding role requiring strong financial literacy, practical business acumen, and the ability to translate accounting and enterprise concepts into simple, action-oriented coaching. The YEC will work directly with youth entrepreneurs, facilitate structured learning sessions, conduct field-based diagnostics, support action planning, and contribute to building credible enterprise pipelines for market linkage and SACCO finance readiness. The role also requires strict adherence to safeguarding, inclusion, and ethical engagement standards.
Key Responsibilities
Deliver high-quality, business-focused coaching and enterprise development support to youth-led MSMEs and community groups.
Strengthen business fundamentals including recordkeeping, costing/pricing, and cashflow management.
Facilitate structured learning sessions and workshops for youth entrepreneurs.
Conduct field-based diagnostics and business gap assessments.
Support participants in action planning for market readiness and sustainable engagement.
Build credible enterprise pipelines for market linkage and SACCO finance readiness.
Ensure strict adherence to safeguarding, inclusion, and ethical engagement standards.
Mandatory Qualifications
Applicants must possess a minimum of a bachelor’s degree from a recognized institution in one of the following specific disciplines. Degrees outside these fields will not be considered:
Bachelor of Commerce (BCom)
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
Bachelor of Business Management (BBM)
Bachelor of Economics
Bachelor of Business and Economics
Bachelor of Agribusiness Management
Bachelor of Cooperative Management
Skills and Competencies
Strong financial literacy and practical business acumen.
Excellent facilitation and coaching skills.
Ability to translate complex accounting concepts into simple, actionable advice.
Strong field-based diagnostic and reporting skills.
Interested and qualified candidates are invited to apply online by visiting the application link at https://www.myjobmag.co.ke/apply-now/1158505. This link will redirect you to the official EAMDA recruitment portal on CVViz.
